Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

We are reading many different versions of the Gingerbread stories in order to learn about the story elements of Character and Setting.  

We've read: The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Friends, The Gingerbread Pirates, The Gingerbread Girl and more!

Building towers of 5 cubes. How many can we build in 2 minutes? 

Ready, set, go!

How many towers did we make altogether?

84 towers!

How many cubes did we use? 

Here's what your great math learners said:

"We can count them all. 1.2.3..."

"We can count by fives since a tower has five."

"A 5 tower and a 5 tower is 10!"

"We can count by tens!"

420 cubes!

Mr. Urban, our Guidance Counselor, teaching a lesson on fairness during a social skills lesson.

Before the dice game Mr. Urban asks:

 "Are you ready to win? Are you ready to loose?

 Do we agree on the rules?"

 Passing a plate of Teddy Grahams. There were enough for everyone to have one with a few leftover.

 Some wanted another. Would that be fair?

 A peek at the Thanksgiving Feast! Gobble, Gobble!

Fit Spots

Some of the other teachers at BES were interested in the daily exercise routine in my classroom. We made this movie to share what we do! As you'll hear at the end of the video exercise sends oxygen to the brain which increases learning. The video also shows breathing exercises that help calm our bodies. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWHMfPrDmz0

Library time with Mrs. Ginalski always starts with the Bookworm Poem. 


The bookworm climbed to the top of the tree.

"I think I'll read my book" said he.

Sitting down, he opened his book.

"Here, everyone take a look

I love my book, it's so much fun

Turning the pages one by one!"

In kindergarten we are: naming shapes, describing shapes, comparing/contrasting shapes, creating shapes, sorting shapes and EATING shapes!